Avoiding Supply Chain Related Equipment Downtime
Unplanned downtime is very expensive for any company— and emergency downtime can be disastrous for profits and continued viability. Emergency downtime (when something has gone seriously, catastrophically wrong) can cost five times as much as downtime for planned maintenance.
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The 5 Pillars of Optimal System Design
Designing an effective and long-lasting system—one that will not only meet current requirements but will also provide exceptional performance and quality in the future—is a challenge that many manufacturers struggle to meet. This article looks at how to design an optimal system. Learn more
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Proximity Sensors for Linear Valve Position Sensing
The explosionproof Hawkeye, with its stainless steel enclosure, is designed for service in harsh process environments. It features a solid state proximity sensor which is encased in a shock absorbent urethane potting material.
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WIKA Announces the New MH-3 Pressure Transmitter for Mobile Working Machines
Determining problems and errors in the field just got easier with the new WIKA MH-3 pressure transmitter for mobile working machines. WIKA Instrument, LP captures the latest pressure sensor technology with the addition of the diagnostic function in the new MH-3 pressure transmitter.
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Prism PI - Intelligent Valve Communication and Control for Linear Applications
Submitted by StoneL
The Prism PI integrates an advanced position sensing system and integral pneumatic control for sanitary diaphragm and other linear applications. Compact and durable, the PI is suited for corrosive, heavy washdown, and hazardous areas.
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Using ROI to Prove the Benefit of Your Optimal System Design
Securing the go ahead for a system upgrade can be difficult in a competitive work environment, where every cost must be accounted for and validated. Getting your project noticed and approved when it's lost among a sea of competing projects—each one making a claim on finite resources—can seem an impossible task.
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Fluid Power - Introduction to Pressure: The Basics
Submitted by Russ Rochambeau, Engineering Manager, IFPS Hydraulic Specialist, Valin Corporation
When discussing fluid power, pressure is the basis for producing any kind of work. Work cannot be achieved without pressure. To understand the finer points of fluid power, one must first understand the concept of pressure
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Wireless Connectivity Offers Distinct Advantages for Industrial Applications
Submitted by Corey Foster || Valin Corporation
A growing trend in industrial plant design is wireless connectivity. Recent technological advances have made wireless protocols significantly more robust and reliable than previous versions, enough so to rival traditional hard-wired connections.
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Training Ensures Proper Tracing System Operation
Submitted by Process Heating Magazine
Proper training in product, maintenance, and system startup was an essential part of a successful startup of the heat tracing system at the power plant.
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HMIs: Beyond the Fixed Panel Interface
Submitted by Corey Foster || Valin Corporation
Factory automation mobility is not just about iPads. Companies of all sizes need to think about the software needed to push context-sensitive information to operators and managers.
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Off-Loop Filters Save Time and Money
Submitted by Tim Tritch
Eight Reasons Why Off-Loop Filters Work
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Portable or Dedicated Filtration?
Submitted by Tim Tritch
Populations Equipment packagers have an uncanny talent for squeezing major components into very small footprints, obviously to minimize floor-space requirements.
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Run-Away Reservoir Populations Ruin Lube-Oil Reliability
Submitted by Tim Tritch
While demographers busily count the world's population, manufacturers world-wide fight a different battle against growing particle populations within lube-oil and hydraulic systems.
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OSHA's Standard Interpretation Letters
Submitted by Automation Engineering Staff
One resource that you may have overlooked is OSHA's collection of standard interpretation letters, which are OSHA's official responses to written questions about compliance with the agency's requirements.
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Should I use Pipe or Tubing?
Submitted by Parker Hannifin Corporation
Standard fluid line systems were for many years constructed from threaded pipe of assorted materials and were assembled with various standard pipe fitting shapes.
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What is Emissivity?
Submitted by Exergen
Emissivity is a surface property that determines how much radiation an object emits at a given temperature compared to a blackbody at the same temperature.
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IRt/c Trouble Shooting Guide
Submitted by Exergen
If an IRt/c sensor is installed and does not function as expected the failure may be due to something other than the sensor.
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Parker Instrumentation Solution Center
Submitted by Valin Corporation
Valin Corporation is the largest Parker Instrumentation distributor in the Western United States
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What are your "Precision" Requirements?
Submitted by Corey Foster, Senior Automation Application Engineer
"Precision" is a term that needs to be broken down into several components including accuracy, repeatability, flatness, straightness, etc.
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